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Esports World Cup's Club Championship: Team Vitality Leads After Week Two

Esports World Cup's Club Championship: Team Vitality Leads After Week Two

South Korea's Gen.G Esports and Russia's Team Spirit Secure League of Legends and Dota 2 Titles Alike; French Team Reclaims Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Women's Invitational Crown.
The second week of the 2025 Esports World Cup has concluded in Riyadh, with several new champions emerging across various game titles.

The event is taking place at the Boulevard City entertainment hub, where thousands of top players from around the world are competing over five weeks to claim their share of the historic prize pool and the Club Championship title.In League of Legends, South Korea's Gen.G Esports secured their second international title in just over a week, defeating China's AG.AL team 3-2 in a thrilling grand final.

With this victory, Gen.G extended their undefeated run in the Esports World Cup to 26 matches and became the fastest team to secure back-to-back League of Legends championship titles.Russia's Team Spirit dominated the Dota 2 tournament, only losing one game throughout the event.

In the grand final, they defeated Team Falcons by a score of 3-0.

Captain Yaroslav "Miposhka" Naidenov commented that there wasn't much emotional reaction as the finals were not particularly challenging.Team Vitality from France secured a perfect 4-0 victory over Canada's Gaimin Gladiators in the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Women's Invitational (MWI), reclaiming their title after falling short last year.

The Indonesian sisters Chell and Cinny, part of Team Vitality, clinched their first EWC title after finishing as runners-up in 2024.Indonesia's EVOS Esports dominated the Free Fire tournament, reaching match point by Game 6 of the finals and winning the championship after a dramatic final against Team Vitality.

Fifteen-year-old Rasyah Rasyid became the youngest most valuable player in EWC history, earning the Sony MVP Award and the $10,000 prize.As of Monday, Team Vitality was leading the Club Championship standings, followed by Gen.G Esports, Team Falcons, and AG.AL.

The coming weeks will see these teams continue to compete in multiple games for a share of the prize pool and the ultimate championship title.
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